2012 Lindeman's Pyrus
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 - Still a dark, purple-red, with great intensity of colour and minimal fading towards meniscus.
This was a cooler vintage and the second of two consecutive La Nina impacted vintages. However, the ripening period was not too rain effected. I think this shows in the 3 Lindeman's Coonawarra wines - there is often some leafiness, but to me it is a bit more pronounced than usual and there is even a hint of some celery on the nose; however, there are also some enticing cassis and tobacco notes that bring it back from the brink.
The palate is succulent, redolent of cassis, a hint of blackberry, maybe a suggestion of juniper, some leafiness and tobacco but the vegetal elements are far less pronounced and this finishes with fresh acid and some fairly gentle tannins. A delightful wine - not a blockbuster but none the worse for that. This cries out to be consumed with lamb - perhaps a recipe using some juniper berries?
This note made after a 1 hour decant from screw cap. Who knows what it might be like if subjected to the Russian Roulette of cork.
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